Maybe it could be possible with a beolink active but to be honnest I never really understand really how it works.If I understand well, you will be able to remote control your external amp. It works with beolab so why not with your amp... Maybe I am wrong

Jacquesboo wrote:

Maybe it could be possible with a beolink active but to be honnest I never really understand really how it works.If I understand well, you will be able to remote control your external amp. It works with beolab so why not with your amp... Maybe I am wrong

That’s because the Beolabs get a “on” signal from one of the pins in the 8-pin PL.

With the cable used by the OP there are only three pins connected i.e. aurdio ground, plus left and right channel audio.

Then it also depends on the amp, if it has a trigger input…

Does anyone know how to get around the loud "pop" when interfacing the 9300/9500 to an external amp?

Derek

Derek,

          Turn on the Beocenter first then turn on your power amp four or five seconds later. This works for me.

                                                                                                                            Thom

Hi Thom:

Yes, but that's a procedural solution and not entirely satisfactory because I'd like to be able to use the remote control to turn the system on.

I'd like to be able to use the remote control to turn the system on and off.

Derek

Derek,

           I totally get that. I'm still searching for a one button solution myself but I don't think it's going to happen. I may just bite the bullet and pay a professional to fix the power amp. Next week I'm connecting an Apple airport device to the AUX input so I have access to my digital music library. I'll let everybody know how that goes.

                                                          Thom

Here is the result of all the timely and useful advice I've received here. The Beocenter is the control unit feeding into the Carver M-400 power amp on the lower right. I'm also streaming my music wirelessly using an Apple Airport Express into the AUX input. Thanks to all who contributed to this thread.

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Sorry Locutus but there is something I do not understand in your configuration.

You do not use the CD player (airport express), you do not use the internal amp (you have an external amp), you cannot remote control your system (as you have to power on and off your external amp)....

So why not plugging directly your airposrt express in your external amp ?

If your answer is : "because the beocenter 9300 is an astonish machine a XX century icon", I will understand ;).

It is just a joke (I saw that you also have CD's and it is a very good CD player, probably the largest you can get ;)).

Jacquesboo,

                   I wanted to have a mostly complete B&O system although I own separate pre-amp, tuner and power amp. I've owned B&O components before and I've always been impressed by them. I do use the CD player on the Beocenter and I still have cassette tapes so the 9300 is a very good fit for me. The Beocenter 9300 is an astonishing machine and a 20th century icon. I'm sorry if I plagiarized you. :)

Hi there,

I'm kicking in here though the threads opening question is answered, because my question is about exactly the same plug, the line in/out on a 9500.

My situation/plan is a bit different:

The 9500 is working in the living room and before owning this one I had a different amp working at the same place supplying music for the living room and two other rooms as well via ONE plain speaker cable and two SINGLE speakers in the other rooms.

Of course MCL should be the obvious solution for this setup, but I still have that humble speaker cable covered up nicely under the floor and I'm quite tempted to use it again and hesitate to switch to an visible cable for the MCL connection (cannot cover it without a lot of hassle). Then I thought about BeoLink wireless, which sounds good but would probably interfere with my WLAN and phone setup and, to be honest, is way too sphisticated for some bits of music in the kitchen and the other room.

Next thing on my mind was to use the MCL outputs for connecting those two odd speakers again, but it seems this could be harmful to the 9500s amp (Ohm-wise).

I thought about other wireless solutions and then stumbled upon sending the signal via my powerlines with dLan audio. This brings my up to the following question:

Is the line in/out the right choice to deliver a line signal to the powerline connector? It has RCA jacks and from what I understood having a line signal which is not affected by the volume control of the 9500 in the living room would give me the option to have rather quiet sound in the living room and some louder sound in the kitchen. Is that a correct assumption? Then I could simply use the cable with in/out RCA jacks and hook up the outs to the powerline adapter.

I know that the sound quality via powerline is far from HiFi, but since there is only one low budget speaker in the kitchen I don't care to much. Maybe there's a better option around the corner...or using the analog speaker cable is okay...open for suggestions...

Yours,

Ray